To escape from a £3,700 bill a UK police officer Doug Crossan has turned his 13 year old son in for fraud after California-based tech giant Apple declined to refund the bill that roughly cost about 5,630 in US dollars, according to Telegraph. The newspaper also reported that the situation arose when the 13 year old Cameron Crossan spent £3,700 of his father’s money while playing a freemium app on his iPad. The report asserts that the young kid “has ‘innocently’ purchased apps and add-ons over three months from iTunes.” The price of each app and add-on was roughly £77.98. When the bills came in the notice of his parents they were shocked because they were completely unaware. Doug Crossan’s credit card company called him to inform him about the big outstanding balance which led to the discovery of the iTune expendeture.
Initially, Doug Crossan thought it was an old bill, which he had already paid about half a year ago. However, after going through the bills, the police officer and his wife found “more than 300 separate purchases of apps and extra software for games including Gun Bros 2, Nova 3, Plants v. Zombies, Jurassic Park, Infinity Blade, Hungry Shark and Gun Builder”.
Later Doug Crossan’s credit card company redirected him to Apple to refund the amount, but the iOS device maker declined to disburse the amount his son spent to buy freemium apps by saying that any sale over iTunes is final. After getting refused by Apple, Doug Crossans had no choice left but to report the case to the police. So he registered his case via a crime reporting tool over the internet known as Action Fraudline and now his 13 year old son will not only be questioned, but he will also be taken into custody by the police.
Expalining about this case, Crossan said: “We have asked Apple to consider our case in the same light, as the case is mirrored by him playing exactly the same free games, but Apple have refused by saying the sale on iTunes is final and no refund.
“Apple iTunes are now refusing to speak to me or give me an idea of why they will not refund. They sent me a copy of the terms and conditions stating that all purchases are final and further contact should be by way of a solicitor.”
“None of us had any knowledge of what was happening as there was no indication in the game that he was being charged for any of the clicks made within the game.”
Source: iPhoneinCanada
Photo: Telegraph
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